Earl of Cornwall

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The title of Earl of Cornwall was created several times in the Peerage of England before 1337, when it was superseded by the title Duke of Cornwall, which became attached to heirs-apparent to the throne.

Contents 1 Earl of Cornwall, Anglo-Saxon title (c.925) 2 Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068) 3 Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (1140) 4 Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141) 5 Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1180) 6 Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1189) 7 Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1217) 8 Earls of Cornwall, 7th creation (1225) 9 Earls of Cornwall, 8th creation (1307) 10 Earls of Cornwall, 9th creation (1330) 11 See also

[edit] Earl of Cornwall, Anglo-Saxon title (c.925)

• Cynan of Cerniw (c.920) - (c.935)
• Ricatus of Cerniw (c.935) - (c.950)
• Cadoc of Cerniw ? - (1066) title abolished

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 1st creation (1068)

• Robert, Comte de Mortain (1031-1095)
• William Fitz-Robert, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1084-1140), peerage forfeit 1106

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 2nd creation (1140)

• Alain de Bretagne, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d.1146), deprived 1141

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 3rd creation (1141)

• Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d.1175)

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 4th creation (1180)

• Baldwin, 1st Earl of Cornwall (d.1188)

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 5th creation (1189)

• John, Earl of Cornwall and Gloucester (1167-1216), peerage merged in the crown 1199

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 6th creation (1217)

• Henry Fitz-Count, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1175-1222), resigned peerage 1220

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 7th creation (1225)

• Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans (1209-1272)
• Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1250-1300)

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 8th creation (1307)

• Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284-1312)

[edit] Earls of Cornwall, 9th creation (1330)

• John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316-1336)

[edit] See also

• Constitutional status of Cornwall